Podcast

Cast of Wonders

From Escape Artists, Inc Drama, Fiction, Science Fiction

The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast

Episodes
301
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
34 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
2 days ago

Episodes

301 episodes, newest first

  1. Cast of Wonders 709: The Last Halloween, The Halloweens After

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    Author : Daniel Roop Narrator : Rosie Sentman Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 709: The Last Halloween, The Halloweens After is a Cast of Wonders original. COVID19, Bereavement Image by Майя Щедрина from Pixabay The Last Halloween, The Halloweens After by Daniel Roop The COVID Halloween of 2020 […]

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    34 min
  2. Cast of Wonders 708: Standing in the Shoulders of Giants

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    Author : Adrian Ward Narrator : Jo Moran Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 708: Standing in the Shoulders of Giants is a Cast of Wonders original. Swearing (f-words), unsafe workplace Standing In the Shoulders of Giants by Adrian Ward “Lotta rain clouds today,” Teru says. I look up […]

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    38 min
  3. Cast of Wonders 707: The Discipline of Small Evil

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    Author : Arthur H. Manners Narrator : Dennis Robinson Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Henning from Pixabay The Discipline of Small Evil by Arthur H. Manners Big evil is cheap, lazy, unimaginative. Release a deadly plague. Steal a continent. Shoot the moon with a giant laser. Everyone pays attention, […]

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    36 min
  4. Cast of Wonders 706: The Little Free Library at the End of the World

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    Author : Sally Sultzman Narrators : Dan Carter and Katherine Inskip Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 706: The Little Free Library at the End of the World is a Cast of Wonders original. The Little Free Library at the End of the World by Sally Sultzman Reader didn’t […]

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    20 min
  5. Cast of Wonders 705: Trade you for the Beans

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    Author : Kehkashan Khalid Narrator : Bill Carson Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 705: Trade you for the Beans is a Cast of Wonders original. Bullies, Colonisation Trade You For the Beans by Kehkashan Khalid When Mammy drops me off to school on the hottest day of the […]

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    40 min
  6. Cast of Wonders 704: The Fourth Hero of Ouroboros

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    Author : Erin Keating Narrator : Stephanie Malia Morris Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter The Fourth Hero of Ouroboros by Erin Keating The scholar travels with books on her back and tales on her tongue. The Charlatan King had tried to claim the books with flames and her tongue with threats, […]

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    34 min
  7. Cast of Wonders 703: Your Magic School Admittance Letter Never Arrives

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    Author : Maya Prasad Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 703: Your Magic School Admittance Letter Never Arrives is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay Your Magic School Admittance Letter Never Arrives by Maya Prasad SPRING The admittance letters […]

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    27 min
  8. Cast of Wonders 702: A Starry Sort of Hope

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    Author : Torrance Elizabeth Narrator : Kat Kourbeti Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 702: A Starry Sort of Hope is a Cast of Wonders original. death and grief Image by Mollyroselee from Pixabay A Starry Sort of Hope by Torrance Elizabeth Danika knew Astraea’s starship would never reach […]

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    31 min
  9. Cast of Wonders 701: His Voice is a Beast, Wild it Runs

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    Author : Nathan Susnik Narrator : Ben Gideon Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Frivolous Comma in January 2024 fist-fighting, hunting scenes, domestic violence His Voice is a Beast, Wild it Runs by Nathan Susnik I. Berit’s voice is a beast. Cunning and clever, it runs on sinewy legs. […]

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    37 min
  10. Cast of Wonders 700: Perfect Statues And Their Broken Shapers

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    Author : Adrian Ward Narrator : Alasdair Stuart Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 700: Perfect Statues And Their Broken Shapers is a Cast of Wonders original. child abandonment and abuse, war, deliberate injury, scenes of surgery Image by Glass Art Animals Perfect Statues and Their Broken Shapers by […]

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    38 min
  11. Cast of Wonders 699: Little Wonders 53 – Doomed Relationships

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    Authors : Eleanor Lennox, Leona Penrose and Jenna Hanchey Narrators : Kitty Sarkozy, Kelley M. Frank and Torin Andrus Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 699: Little Wonders 53 – Doomed Relationships is a Cast of Wonders original. post-apocalypse; prejudice Petrichor by Eleanor Lennox The golden hour had begun, […]

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    23 min
  12. Cast of Wonders 698: The Green Man’s Guest

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    Author : Juliet E McKenna Narrator : Jeremy Carter Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in the collection Different Times and Other Places from NewCon Press in 2024 Image by Ken from Pixabay The Green Man’s Guest by Juliet E. McKenna Trees die, like every living thing. Left to their […]

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    41 min
  13. Cast of Wonders 697: Little Wonders 52 – Modern Myths

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    Authors : Rachel Gutin and Gina Palma Narrators : Elizabeth Green and Yaroslav Barsukov Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Cast of Wonders 697: Little Wonders 52 – Modern Myths is a Cast of Wonders original. Airline Security Jars and Bags and Boxes by Rachel Gutin When Dora asks if we can […]

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    17 min
  14. Cast of Wonders 696: The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent

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    Author : Wen Wen Yang Narrator : Pine Gonzalez Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter First published in Tales & Feathers, February 2025 Episode art by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent by Wen Wen Yang I don’t know why I expected the afterlife to be different from my […]

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    17 min
  15. Cast of Wonders 695: Goldenrod

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    Author : Alexandra Resnick (A. James) Narrator : Katie Gill Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 695: Goldenrod is a Cast of Wonders original. Non-graphic body horror Goldenrod by A. James It was Krissy who loved the old McCarson house. I didn’t see the appeal. It had a frightening […]

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    17 min
  16. Cast of Wonders 694: Ready to be Seen

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    Author : K J Isley Narrator : Katherine Inskip Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 694: Ready to be Seen is a Cast of Wonders original. Image by 1234hadar from Pixabay Ready to be Seen by K. J. Isley My Soul-Ripening ceremony is over at last. The cake has […]

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    35 min
  17. Cast of Wonders 693: Twenty-Four Hours

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    Author : H. H. Pak Narrator : Rebecca Ahn Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack First published in Clarkesworld, June 2024 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Twenty-Four Hours by H H Pak Six hours left. “What do you want to eat sweetheart?” She looks at me expectantly, holding out her phone […]

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    41 min
  18. Cast of Wonders 692: Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything

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    Author : Effie Seiberg Narrator : Jairus Durnett Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Andrew Jack Originally published in Diabolical Plots, May 2025 Image by Jean-Marie from Pixabay Ableism Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything by Effie Seiberg The Super-Abled 501 Local Union building wasn’t ADA compliant. I sat in my wheelchair next to the three […]

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    26 min
  19. Cast of Wonders 691: Little Wonders 51 – Unusual Pets

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    Authors : Marisca Pichette and Jeff Stehman Narrators : Eve Upton and Tina Connolly Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Cast of Wonders 691: Little Wonders 51 – Unusual Pets is a Cast of Wonders original. Episode art created from images by JL G from Pixabay How to safely store your dragons […]

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  20. Cast of Wonders 690: The Universe and Miss Debbie

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    Author : Cindy Phan Narrator : Rebecca Wei Hsieh Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Image by Mollyroselee from Pixabay First published in khōréō magazine, Issue 4.3, September 2024 Content warning: non-graphic body horror The Universe & Miss Debbie by Cindy Phan Her name was Deb (Miss Debbie to the staff), but […]

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    46 min